Goss’s Wilt Confirmed for First Time in 2014 in Wisconsin

Damon Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison

This week the University of Wisconsin Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic confirmed Goss’s wilt in dent corn from Grant County in Wisconsin (CLICK HERE TO SEE THE REPORT). Goss’s wilt has been confirmed in past years in Wisconsin, but this is the first confirmation of the disease for the 2014 season.